REPEATER TESTING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a repeater testing system capable of easily and surely testing connection time between repeaters and the total number of packets. SOLUTION: In this repeater testing system, a first tester 2 is provided with a first packet transmission means 4 for transmitting the plural pieces of the packets whose transmission destination address is a second repeater 20 to a first repeater 10 for a fixed time and a line connection/disconnection log information gathering means 6 for gathering log information relating to line connection 7 disconnection from the first or second repeater. The first repeater 10 is provided with a line connection/disconnection means 12 for connecting a line with a second communication network or disconnecting the line when no transmission of the packet is performed over the fixed time and a second packet transmission means 14 for receiving the packet and transmitting it to a third port. The first or second repeater is provided with a line connection/disconnection log information acquisition means 16 for acquiring the log information and a line connection/disconnection log information transmission means 18 for transmitting the log information to the first tester 2.